6.Go easy on super scents. Smell is most powerful component of memory, and how you choose to represent your primal aroma is paramount to getting you and your new image remembered. You don’t need to go purchase latest designer fragrance, but spread what you have around to right areas. Apply mainly to your “hot zones”, vis a' vie places you normally sweat. Oh- If you really want to leave a lasting impression, dab some behind your ears, where you are most likely to be scented in close conversation. Remember, splash, don’t bathe.

7.Grab a bucket and wash your car. Ferrari, Mercedes, Hyundai… Your ride is just an extension of your personality. Attracive members of opposite sex aren’t expecting all of you to be playboys with amazing cars, but they do expect you to at least keep things clean. For lazy, before a date or evening on town, roll into carwash. You never know what “companion” you might pick up, or who you could end up driving home.

8.Enjoy Sound of Music. Some people claim that type of music you listen to has some deep psychological meaning. Personally, I think music serves as soundtrack for our lives, and is paramount in building a comfortable atmosphere and complete and cultured image. In your car, stick to Top 40, unless you are on your way to a Tim McGraw country freedom festival. Also, make music a part of your image by hanging out at places that indulge your taste in tunes. Jazz clubs, salsa dancing, and reagae night are all good choices if you are into that sort of thing. When I plan an evening of booty shaking, I like being only white guy on dance floor during hip-hop night.

9.Lube Up, but not in a sexual way. No one likes image of a starving and crusty desert dweller, so get yourself some lotion and chapstick. Carmex is a great choice for discerning gentlemen, as opposed to stealing your woman’s watermelon lip gloss. Also, everyone ought to use an unscented lotion for hands and feet, and even men should use a daily facial lotion. Besides not getting skin cancer, it will balance out natural oils in your face, and keep that “just boned glow” look year round.

10.Flattering Fingernails. This one comes to you direct from Dan’s Mom. While you don’t need full on manicure with French tips, keeping your digits neatly groomed and free from grime is essential. If you’ve got some kind of nasty cuticle funk going on, apply some lotion before bed every night, and stop juggling chainsaws you freak!

It brings a tear to my eye to think of you all after reading this guide- with pleasant cologne, pop music blasting, driving home in your shiny Toyota to your 500 square foot apartment dressed in latest fashions from Mall.

If you would like personal advice on your image in a social situation, send me an e-mail and I’ll hook you up with even more tasty tidbits of fashion and grooming.

Daniel K. O’Leary is the publisher of www.dankoleary.com

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